February 27, 2020. The Grow Me Instead (Southern Ontario) guide, 3rd Edition, is now available online! CLICK HERE This release marks the most notable update of this popular guide since its initial release in 2010. With nearly 40 new “invasives” and “alternatives” included, the guide remains a fixture for invasive-free gardening across Ontario. GMI Facts […]
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See article for more information about cuts to invasive species programs through the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA): Click Here […]
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See article in Caledon enterprise: click here for article With the sudden loss of funding announced by the Ford government that will impact nine programs that aid in combating invasive species, the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) is scrambling to figure out how to keep the program operating. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) announced that $100,000 […]
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Planet Earth is a shared home for humans and millions of other species, and our fates and well-being are interdependent. Recognizing our responsibility and impact on the whole, we invite you to sign the Protected Places Declaration. The declaration urges governments, civil society and business leaders across Canada to work together to protect at least […]
Dog-strangling vine is one of Ontario’s worst invasive plants. It forms dense monocultures that outcompete native vegetation in open and forested habitats and is a serious threat to local biodiversity. To help curb its spread researchers have released a biological control agent that feeds exclusively on DSV. They’ve launched an exciting program to track the […]
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Oriental bittersweet, an invasive vine that kills trees by choking them has found its way to P.E.I. Read more on this by clicking here. […]
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Phragmites-fighters battle the out-of-control reed while rooting out more support for the cause. Click here to read more. […]
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